Men find it difficult because I've got so much energy and hardly sleep at night, only four or five hours. I wake up in the early hours and potter around.

Acting and writing go together. Actors write because they love words and becoming other people - we love to escape into other characters.

Seeing the family is a very important part of my weekend.

Ive struggled so hard to reign in my temper because it actually terrifies me.

I was brought up in Scotland and have always been a country person, although the town means a great deal to me, too.

If Ibsen's 'Enemy of the People' were alive today, he would recognize the ethic that has informed capitalist and communist countries alike - economic growth before public health and well-being. The true enemies of the people ar those who continue to sacrifice our long-term interests for short-term gains. But perhaps we should all look in the mirror.

The things that make me very angry are injustice and bullying. If I see someone bullying a woman or child in the street, or kicking a dog, I go completely mad.